CCNG

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Jason Mercer-Pottinger was given a seemingly impossible task; take over a Tier 1 contact center from a 3rd-party BPO with no trainers, no supervisors, and no experienced agents while at the same time decreasing costs and improving quality. One hundred and twenty days later they had a perfect switchover with no negative customer impact.

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CCNG

MAY 27, 2021

Contact Center Leaders are continually being pushed to improve processes, decrease cost, increase customer satisfaction, and improve sales or metrics. Understanding the best path to follow, with the fluidity of the contact center industry, can be a daunting task.

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CCNG

JULY 11, 2020

In less than 90 days the world changed and customer care changed with it. Organizations, customers and staff are unsettled. However, for many contact centers it’s now time to focus on the new path forward. Tapping into these shared experiences and professional relationships is how good contact centers get better!

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CCNG

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

We all know that many jobs are filled by networking, especially true in contact center, customer care and customer experience leadership positions. Pat has a background in both executive search and contact center management going back to 1986.

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CX Global Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Contact centers are built on processes and systems that need to be managed and led. At the Coca-Cola Consolidated Contact Center in Charlotte, North Carolina their employee engagement system consists of five teams that make for a special formula. Who just hosted a fantastic event with CCNG.

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CCNG

AUGUST 10, 2022

Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with Mindy Lentz, Director of Customer Care at Hilton, to discuss the crazy world of travel today. Contact center agents, especially those in hospitality, are on the front lines of the Mad Max world of travel we live in today. How can we help those agents?

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CCNG

JULY 10, 2020

I've interviewed numerous executives on the topic of leadership in the contact center. Within the contact center industry it is so important because most of us don't plan to start out as contact center leaders. This typically develops over a period of time. And mentoring for me is really key.”.

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CCNG

JUNE 3, 2021

The “good” is headlined by cutting the total cost of ownership in a contact center, and outsourcing can make good sense, but the “bad” comes with a price. The outsourcer would not share its process and technology solutions to better the entire customer care network.

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outsourcing CCNG Government Customer Care 195

CCNG

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

With the right approach, improved customer experience can also dramatically reduce operating costs. Customer centricity and transformational cost reduction can be realized through a passionate focus on the end-to-end experience and breaking through all of the barriers that stand in your way!

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Customer Experience CCNG Customer centricity Big data 195

CCNG

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Company Shifts Call Center Operations With a Focus on Guest Experience Call center operations have seen a dramatic shift for Hyatt Hotels Corp. She said Hyatt is a company that is focused on empathy both for its employees and guests, and that standard of care has to carry through all interactions.

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Call Center CCNG Customer Care Engineering 195

CCNG

DECEMBER 18, 2024

David Reed is a CCNG member and Customer Service and Process Training Expert. Customer Service has always been Davids passion. He began Customer Centered Consulting Group over 20 years ago to help organizations of all types improve their effectiveness. Be that person! Be a difference maker!

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CCNG Consulting Consulting Customer Service 195

CCNG

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Maintaining connectedness within a contact center has always presented unique challenges. For example, engagement among customer service agents is demanding due to the one-to-one nature of customer care, the continuous flow of customer interactions and the lack of physical mobility due to reliance on screen-based support systems.

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Gamification Customer Experience CCNG Employee engagement 195

CCNG

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

This post was submitted by Adam Boelke , a CCNG Academy member who helps fellow members and leaders optimize call center performance and establish a culture of engagement that drives bottom-line results.

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CCNG

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Budgets are getting tighter, and executive teams are asking contact center leadership to do more with a lower headcount. Employees and gig workers are harder to retain, and the job of the customer-facing agent is getting more complicated and stressful. Customer phone calls cost the company more money.

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CCNG

MAY 30, 2024

Dan is regular CCNG contributor, an experienced contact center industry speaker and thought leader with a high level of expertise in workforce management, contact center operations, strategic thinking, project planning and data analytics.

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Abandon rate CCNG Average Handle Time Contact Center 195

CCNG

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Successful organizations re-invent themselves to stay current with the times, technology, and desires of their customers. David Reed is a CCNG member and Customer Service and Process Training Expert. Customer Service has always been David’s passion.

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CCNG Consulting Consulting Customer Service 195

CCNG

MARCH 8, 2023

As a contact center leader, you’re always looking for ways to improve performance and keep your agents happy. As soon as an agent starts “just going through the motions” rather than engaging with customers, interaction quality plummets—and so do customer satisfaction scores. What's a leader to do then?

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Morale Contact Center CCNG Agent burnout 195

CCNG

OCTOBER 6, 2020

As a consultant Kerry Meyer is a CCNG Academy member helping members by sharing experience and knowledge in contact center and customer care. I knew then that the investment I made towards becoming a good virtual leader had paid off.

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CCNG

JUNE 14, 2023

By understanding the building blocks of emotional connection, implementing strategies to enhance customer experience, and measuring the impact of your efforts, you'll be well on your way to harnessing the power of emotional connection for your business.

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CCNG

OCTOBER 19, 2022

56% of CEOs and 66% of top managers are involved in Customer Experience activities according to the employees. Lumoa , 2018) Only 13% of companies believe that HR has an impact on Customer Experience activities in the company. Forrester, 2018) 90% of customers prefer to talk to a live service agent over a chatbot.

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CX Global Media

JULY 11, 2019

The fourth step ( Step 1 , Step 2 , Step 3 ) in the contact center agent journey is about leadership that engages agents. Employee engagement has always been a problem in contact centers. A several Expert Sessions are dedicated to the topic of on-boarding contact center agents. Playbook and Planner.

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Contact Center CCNG Morale Coaching 120

CCNG

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Vicki Brackett is a contact center industry veteran, a long time CCNG member and regular contributor in member programs and events.

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